The body is the way home. It is always the way home ( Read more... )

On Father's Day I went with my grandfather in his big turquoise blue car to Mister Donut to get donuts for breakfast. Mister Donut was my dad's favorite breakfast/drug of choice. I was jumping up and down in my little white shoes, excited to get my favorite donut- raised glazed toasted coconut ( Read more... )

I had a very strange experience in a workshop at NOLOSE. We were talking about privilege and power, and this woman said to me ( Read more... )

After going to Feri Crossroads last weekend, I'm feeling inspired. I decided to hold a meeting for Feri witches who feel called to the path of the Melissa. If you are interested, and are a Feri initiate or advanced student, you are invited! Looking for others who have heard the buzz ( Read more... )

I realized today just how much my body reacts to the end of the semester. When I can see that I'm almost done, I go into a work trance, a deep concentration in which the house could probably burn down around me and I wouldn't notice. Until I finally get to file the grades, and then I get this big flush of some kind of neurotransmitter and I'm ( Read more... )

So we had some friends drop in yesterday. I haven't seen them in years. Interestingly enough, they live in Taos. Yep, where I am thinking of going for my sabbatical ( Read more... )

I'm rereading a piece from Size Queen that I'm going to do for Queer Memoir at NOLOSE. I remember this, 2005. Photos of my ex, and trading cards that are a snapshot of badder times ( Read more... )

I gave my last final today. The students were really sweet. We are all so exhausted. I feel like I could sleep for a week ( Read more... )

I'm cooking for my seminar class. They really wanted to have a party the last day, to celebrate making it all the way from "The Odyssey" to "The Wife of Bath." They have worked very very hard, and learned to make an argument and present text to support it. For the most part ( Read more... )

The Den of Desire pleasure menu is up and running! If you want to see photos and menus for our courtesans, rent bois and saucy anti-monarchists, then send us a request to denofdesire2010@gmail.com. We'll send you an invitation to the website. For NOLOSE attendees only ( Read more... )